Essential Questions

What components of justice must exist at every level, regardless of time?
Which components of our judicial system are most important to our daily lives?
How do established documents influence the creation of new documents?
How do these documents and policies impact you?


Questions to consider when creating your court:

Who presides?
Who decides?
Who enforces?
Which parts of our justice system are most important to maintain in your court?
Are there any we could do without?
What about our current system might you look at changing?


Questions to consider when creating your scenario and video:

What are the key components of your court that need to be represented?
What situation will best illustrate the effectiveness of your approach?
What will make your video interesting, informative, and worth watching?
What makes your model stand out above the other models?


Questions to consider when presenting:

Do all group members play a speaking role?
Are you well rehearsed?
Why is your model better than the others?
How will this benefit NEH students, staff, administrators?
Which proven parts of the judicial system did you include in your model? Why?

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